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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Annie Dillard’s #writing always astounds me! A favorite passage from PILGRIM AT TINKER CREEK: “He was a very small frog, w/wide, dull eyes. And just as I looked at him, he slowly crumpled. His skin emptied & drooped; his skull itself seemed to collapse...An oval shadow hung in the water just below..

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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

🔥COVER REVEAL: LIGHT AND ASH: A Novel of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake …COMING APRIL 2027! 🔥 Thrilled to share this gorgeous new cover by the talented Alicia Feltman at @sibyllinepress.bsky.social. After the ’06 quake, SF became a photographer’s paradise. So many of these works inspired me! ♥️♥️

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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

"A firecracker. JUNE MARTIN bursts onto the scene w/ this surreal comic novel, a book w/ heart, soul & viscera" ~Isaac Fellman (Dead Collections) Check out this stellar review & get stoked to hear June read from LOVE/AGGRESSION this Sat, 9/12! www.babylonsalon.com @theworldsgreatestwriter.com

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Love/Aggression: a review

This madcap novel is a sugar-rush of situational absurdity, wicked satire, hallucinatory imagery, and maximally burlesque characters.

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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

We're so excited to welcome @vanessahua.bsky.social, a nationally bestselling author, former SF Chronicle columnist & all-star literary citizen to Babylon this Sat, 9/12! Check out this gorgeous excerpt from Vanessa's latest, COYOTELAND, & get stoked to hear her read this Sat. www.babylonsalon.com

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Coyoteland

Days after Ana Rodriguez started working for the Belles, feeding the chickens had become a part of the morning routine: her bosses’ youngest daughter, Jordan, would fetch a scoop of pellets from th…

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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

💥Interested in sharpening your skills in writing dialogue? Pls join me online for 2 engaging, hands-on sessions & discover how to use language, gesture, subtext, & silence to create characters who feel fully alive—and scenes that captivate your readers.❤️ Fri, Sept 18 & 25: 9:30am-Noon. Deets below:

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Said and Unsaid: Creating Strong Dialogue in Fiction and Memoir

Discover how what your characters say—and what they don’t—can reveal character, create tension, and bring scenes to life. Ideal for fiction and memoir writers at all levels who want to write more natu...

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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I first dismissed Dolly Parton as a blonde bimbo. Then I saw "9 to 5" (she wrote the song) & realized her exaggerated femininity was an act.The more I learned about Dolly, the more I liked her.Her smarts, her unflagging pride in her roots, her deep support for LGBTQ issues.I'm devastated she's gone!

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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

🌿 Sam & I dove into the fauvist world of the #Matisse exhibit at SF MOMA last Sat. Walking thru the tunnel that connects 2 wings of the museum, it felt like we were INSIDE a fauvist #painting. It was also incredibly scary when you looked down and could see over 200 feet below! 😮 www.sfmoma.com

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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

💥I'm so happy to say my new #story, "Totality," was just published in "The Orange Rose." Many thanks to Editor-In-Chief Amber Budd & to @loriostlund.bsky.social for her support along the way! For the cat lovers out there, I believe there is a cat in nearly all these stories! 🐾 #writers #books

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“Totality” by Laurie Ann Doyle

At seven forty-five that morning, Vivian Valencia dragged her barbeque out into the street, then chilled the tomato juice and tequila for Bloody Marias, then counted out fifty-five sturdy paper pla…

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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

💥 How wonderful to be surrounded by authors & books at the Bay Area Book Fest last weekend! I caught up w/Vicki DeArmon, publisher @sibyllinepress.bsky.social, which will be publishing my novel in April, & Celeste Chan, fellow member @thewritersgrotto.bsky.social. Great way to start the summer! 😎

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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

This Memorial Day, I’m honoring my uncle Harry Doyle, who served on a navy submarine in WWII. Whenever I asked what he did, he didn't want to talk about it. What Harry did like to do is garden & drink beer, preferably Miller High Life. He was a gentle man, one of the kindest I've known. I miss him.❤️

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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

💖Happy Independent Bookstore Day! 💖 I'm celebrating my local Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore, a gorgeous, light-filled place filled with ways to get & stay inspired! 🌠🌻🌠 #booklovers

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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

🔥 Tomorrow (4/18) marks the 120th anniversary of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, the deadliest in U.S. history. 3000+ people died & 250,000 (1/2 the city!) were homeless. Yet afterward, eyewitnesses said the air was filled w/a holiday-like spirit, maybe b/c people were happy just to be alive! ✴️

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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

This past Fri, when I saw 4 #astronauts - incl. a #woman - splash safely down, I cried. Our times are eerily like those of 1969 when the 1st human landed on the #moon: the country's hugely divided & we have a #corrupt president waging an unwinnable war. #Artemis II showed us the good in humanity.

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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

❄️ The winter was full of snow & freezing temperatures in Tahoe, but that didn't deter this Incline surfer & his dog! 🐕 (Photo by Tom Doyle) #surfing #snow

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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

⭐️How amazing to see Maxine Hong Kingston & her husband Earl alongside me at Sat's No Kings protest! Hong Kingston wrote 1 of my favorite #books in the world, WOMAN WARRIOR, soon out in a 50th anniv. edition. All of us have been protesting insane wars & rogue presidents since the '70s! 🔥🔥 #writer

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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

💥Excited to see my story "Voices" published in Ginosko Literary Journal's new issue! Many thanks to Editors Robert Paul Cesaretti & Ben C Davies! Read this story on p. 50 💥💥 open.substack.com/pub/ginoskol... #author #writer #story

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Ginosko Literary Journal #35 | Read Today

Explore the new edition of Ginosko. Submissions are open for our next edition

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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

🌱🪻Our Mar. 14 Babylon Salon features 5 fabulous writers: ⭐ Charlie Jane Anders ⭐ Grant Faulkner ⭐ Mark Ernest Pothier ⭐ Grayson Thompson ⭐ And our very own Lauren Johnson! Bay Area friends, come on out to The Sycamore @ 5:30pm. As always, our shows are free! ❤️ www.babylonsalon.com

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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

💥💥Look what fell out of a book when I was organizing yesterday! The Rolling Stones “Bridges to Babylon” ticket at the Oakland Stadium (as if was called in 1997), for all of $65. The Stones were more energetic and less wrinkled then -- an amazing concert, esp. the encore “Brown Sugar”!🎶

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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

🌺I discovered these flowers stubbornly blooming in my garden, even though it's winter. We could all use a bit of beauty right now! 🌞🌞 #resistance #iceout

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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Standing in solidarity with Minnesota today and their “Day of Truth & Freedom” protest in the wake of the killing of Renee Good and invasion of ICE troops. Thank you for paving the way! ❤️💚💜

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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

A recent walk on the #Berkeley campus led me to the Hearst Mining Building, an architectural wonder! Most people don’t know there's a secret tunnel nearby reaching into the Hayward Fault. In 1900s, it gave mining students—incl. my dad—hands-on experience. news.berkeley.edu/.../hidden-b... #writer

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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

💥Another trip around the #sun! So many now I only celebrate the single digits. Notice how Marco's #dog Oakley is much more interested in the champagne! 🥂 #writers #author #story #birthday

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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

⭐️ In spite of the rain on Jan. 1, we took ourselves off to Golden Gate Park to be surrounded by electrifying beauty at the Botanical Garden Lightscape! What a way to welcome in 2026! 🌿🌺💥 #newyear #light #garden

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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Every year we take out Sam's grandmother's 90+ year old menorah to #celebrate #Hanukkah. I treasure this nickel-plated menorah for its simplicity & imagine the many #children - Sam and his mother (who's passed) among them - who gathered around in awe. Here's how it lit up the rainy night yesterday.

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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

❤️ Here's what greeted me as I finished up my hike in Tilden Park yesterday! One of the very best parts of living in the Bay Area are the flaming winter sunsets. 🔥 #writers #hikers #beauty

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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

💥 TONIGHT! Bay Area peeps, please join us! As always, admission is free 🎆

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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Great news! My essay "Intruder"made it into the Notable Essays of 2025 in the new American Best Essays collection! Many thanks to Lori Ostlund & Anne Raeff for their invaluable comments along the way! ✨✨✨ #writer #author #readers #books #writing

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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

Our last swim of 2025 -- on the most gorgeously long beach in Santa Cruz!

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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

💥Had an amazing time this weekend at Tahoe Literary Festival! I met so many great writers, including my fellow authors at @sibyllinepress.bsky.social: Julia Park Tracey, Kim Culbertson & Karen Nelson! 💖💖

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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

💥People always ask me how I got started as a #writer & what it's been like since. This interview in Bold Journey magazine shares my story--as well as my thoughts on the #creative process.🌀 #writing #story #books #creativity boldjourney.com/meet-laurie-...

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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

🔥These words from Anton Chekhov ring 1000 times true every time I read them: "Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass." #writerlife #writer #writing

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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

🔥 It was wonderful to hit the streets last Saturday to protest Trump's cruelty. We saw many signs like this one! ❤️ #writers #NoKings #protest #indivisible

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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

I'm thrilled to be introducing poet & playwright Paul S. Flores TOMORROW 6/14 at Babylon Salon. Pls join us at The Sycamore in the Mission at 5:30pm. As always, free! www.babylonsalon.com #writing #books #reading

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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

🔥On Sat, 6/14, Babylon Salon proudly presents #authors Kate Folk [Sky Daddy], Paul S Flores [We Still Be], Duane Horton [No Hero Alone], S.G. Browne [Lost Creatures] & Lauren Parker [Spells for Success]! Come out to The SycamoreSF for drinks at 5pm! Reading, 5:30. Free! Deets: www.babylonsalon.com 💜

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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

It was great to be part of the Page St. Writers' event at Sebastopol's Lit Crawl on Sat 5/17! I read about my family's roots in Healdsburg, CA - a first for me! #writer #books #authors #reading

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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

🌿Please join us this Sat 5/17 @ LitCamp's #reading at Sebastopol's #Litcrawl when 15 #writers-- including me--share short takes on a having a super bad attitude! 5pm, 186 N. Main Street. FREE. It'd be great to see you! 💜 #writer #writing #books

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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Happiness abounds! Wishing a wonderful launch to @loriostlund.bsky.social whose new story collection ARE YOU HAPPY? will astound & delight you! I highly recommend this book! loriostlund.com

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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

🌠VeRRy VERRRY happy to say I just signed w/Sibylline Press, who'll publish my historical #novel LIGHT AND ASH--which takes place during the 1906 San Francisco earthquake--in Spring, 2027. Many thanks to Vicki DeArmon & @juliaparktracey.bsky.social, who, among others, made this happen! 💜📖 💚 #writers

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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Excited to be reading w/ Brandy Collins & Leslie Kirk Campbell! Please join us! 📖💥 @thewritersgrotto.bsky.social #writers #fiction #writing #reading

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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

💥I've been demonstrating since my 20s & I'm not about to stop now! So heartening to see that tens of thousands of protesters hit in the streets Saturday! Here's what we looked like in Berkeley, CA! 💜

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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

🌠 I had a wonderful time #reading at Lit Nights on Friday! My fellow #authors were awesome, as was the Prosecco! ⭐ #writers #books #novels

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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

💖 Friends! I'm excited to be offering "Great Writers Steal: How the Work of Master Writers Can Inform & Inspire You" starting Th, 4/10 online @thewritersgrotto.bsky.social! We’ll study the stories of Baldwin & others to get insights for yr own work. Details: www.writersgrotto.org/classes-and-...

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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

I'm excited to be sharing some of my forthcoming novel LIGHT AND ASH at "Lit Nights" on Fri 3/28 @ 6:30pm @Page Street in SF! The amazing Janis Cooke Newman will be MCing! 💖 Free & open to the public! Pls join us! www.litcampwriters.org/our-events #books #writers #reading

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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

An eerily gorgeous photo taken near the Strait of Magellan by my brother Tom🍃

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Babylon Salon @babylonsalon.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

TONIGHT! Please join us! ❤️❤️❤️

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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Buy nothing today! Fight inflation & the billionaire takeover 💪

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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Nina & 4 other incredible authors will be reading at Babylon this Sat, 3/1 at The Sycamore SF, 5;30pm. We'd love to see you! As always, admission is free!

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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

sam sax's new book "Yr Dead" was just longlisted for the National Book Award! 👏 👏 👏 Join us at Babylon this Sat, Mar 1 to hear sax & other amazing authors a—we’ll be in The Sycamore SF's covered patio in back! Doors, 5pm, Reading, 5:30pm. www.babylonsalon.com therumpus.net/2024/08/06/s....

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“There Is No Page That Can Hold Me”: Sam Sax’s Yr Dead - The Rumpus

By insisting that Ezra’s ordinary life is epic, Sax shows that every life must be epic, holding everyone accountable. No one can sit out.

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